Eddington's observations of the solar eclipse
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gptkb:Research_Institute
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gptkb:Frank_Watson_Dyson
international cross-disciplinary Andrew Crommelin astronomy and physics |
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star positions
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| gptkbp:community_engagement |
high
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| gptkbp:controversy |
light bending
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired literature
inspired art inspired public discourse |
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May 29, 1919
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gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first major test of general relativity
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gptkb:World_War_I
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Eddington's observations of the solar eclipse
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scientific community
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| gptkbp:influenced |
public perception of science
modern astrophysics theory of gravity future eclipse observations |
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telescopes
spectrographs |
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gptkb:Eddington_limit
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Principe Island
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gptkb:Sir_Frank_Dyson
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highly influential
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gravitational lensing
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| gptkbp:outcome |
validation of relativity
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1919
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solar eclipse of 1919
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Nature journal
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empirical evidence
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astrophysics
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| gptkbp:result |
bending of light
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impact on cosmology
impact on theoretical physics impact on observational astronomy Eddington's_contributions Einstein's_theory |
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confirmed general relativity
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photographic plates
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gptkb:Einstein's_theory_of_general_relativity
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total solar eclipse
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gptkb:Arthur_Eddington
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